Job Title: Storage and Virtualization Engineer
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary:
A well-established organization in Brooklyn, NY is seeking an experienced Storage and Virtualization Engineer for a 12-month contract. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise storage, hyper-converged infrastructure, and VMware Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) technologies. This position requires a strong technical background, project management skills, and the ability to support complex IT environments while collaborating across departments.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of storage, server, and hyper-converged infrastructure.
Design and implement enterprise-grade VMware SDDC and related virtualization technologies.
Provide architectural guidance for IT solutions based on business and technical requirements.
Oversee and document project scopes, schedules, and deliverables while coordinating with stakeholders.
Ensure application and infrastructure alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.
Conduct infrastructure assessments and design phased migration strategies for complex environments.
Create and maintain architecture documentation including enterprise, data, and security components.
Provide performance monitoring, capacity planning, and proactive troubleshooting support.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in:
Hyper-converged compute environments and enterprise storage architecture.
Designing, implementing, and administering solutions using platforms such as VxRail alternatives, vSAN, ScaleIO alternatives, Pure Storage, and Rubrik.
VMware SDDC stack and tools.
Scripting with PowerShell, Azure ARM templates, and Azure CLI.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution.
Proven experience in delivering IT solutions in complex, heterogeneous environments.
Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to present technical concepts clearly at all organizational levels.
Prior experience working on education sector projects is highly desirable.
Familiarity with Cisco ACI and application-level provisioning technologies is a plus.